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by btilly 5000 days ago
In which other language do you see comment is necessary to make the code function properly?

Oracle SQL hints come to mind: http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_sql_hints_tuning.htm

There is it even worse because the hint may be needed to make your code run, but Oracle doesn't tell you whether or not the hint is actually in use or made a difference.